The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-31
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.

News Of Belfast and Vicinity.
Six young men from Monroe left Belfast last
week for Minneapolis, MINI.
Strawberries and cream were served to the guests
at the Revere House, in this city Friday.
Poems spring are respectfully declined until
further notice. Polar waves now have the door.
Governor Bodwell has appointed Fred +. Spratt
of Palermo justice of the peace and quorum and
John p. Weman of Camden a trial justice.
First indications of Spring-wid geese and rob
bins. DamarlscOtta Herald.
The Robbins with two BIS we have with us al
ways.
The Brooklyn sardne factory steamer Stella
Pickett, which has been on the Merchants Marine
railway in this city all winter, has been launched
Sch. Annie l.. Mckcen sailed last Thursday for
Jacksonville with cargo of ice. 1t the first
cargo of ice shipped south this season from Bel
fast.
A Providence, X. L., subscriber in renewing his
subscription says: 81 should not know how to get
along without the journal. think it grows better
every year"
The Bow,loin Athletic Association gave an ex-
hibition in Lamont Hall, Brunswick, last Thurs
day evening. MIR. J. j. Pendleton of Belfast is
one of the directors of this association.
Mr.. c. d. Hall in digging about his new house
Church street unearthcd an iron square that was
no doubt buried when the old Wctherbce house
was built. The square is in good condition.
Additional appointments of ads-tle-eamp Of the
staff of the department commander G. A. r. have
been announced, including the following T.. Wiley.
Post G', Camden; j. o. johnson, Post "A Liberty.
The city government ought to pay the police force
an adequate salary and turn the fines into the city
treasury. This is suggested by the Mayor and is
what the journal has advocated for many years.
y few years ago factory in this city was Shut
down and all hands turned out at II school meeting
tovote against certain candidate for school agent.
This year the same thing was done, but it was to
elect the candidate voted against on the former
occasion.
| The Lewiston Gazette says of the possibility
/ that Janauschek will play in Belfast this season
under the management of Mr.. G. j. Burgess 'lf
| Belfast is big enough for the great tragedicnne
Lewiston ought to be too. Here is suggestion
| for Manager I1orbury.'
| There has been more or less discussion of late
concerning the studies in the city schools, many
believing that too much is required Of the pupils
and that the lessons are too long. In some instan
ces young pupils are obliged to study at night to
keep up with the class, thus injuring their eye
sight.
Mr.. Ben Iiazeltine, of this city, last eek recev
ed pair of very handsome Kentucky mules from
jacksonville, Fla. They are of finer grade than
the mules heretofore seen in this vicinity, and
weigh 1900 pounds each. One is dun color and
the other bay. Mr.. lIazcltne has also rvcoiv ed
from the south Il handsome Kentucky saddle
horse.
The assignee for Harvey D. lIallock, formerly
of Bucksport and who is well known here, says
| that Hadlock owes s., 900 in Portland. The first
National Bank has mortgage of 200 on his Ii
| brary, and the Falmouth Hotel has an unpaid
board bill for s,40O. IIadock told his assignee he
would get 100000 out of the knn's valve suit in
New York, and that he should come to Portland
and pay his creditors.
The Cambridge Tribune Of March % contains a
| portrait and sketch Of DIR. Dudley A. Sargent,
director of the IIcmcnway Gymnasium at Harvard
College, and cut of the Gymnasium building, in
| connection with the announcement Of 4 new sum
mer school of physical culture. The design of
this school is to qualify men and women to supply
the demand for competent instructors in the Sar-
gent system of examination and physical training.
Mr.. George W. Bishop, accompanied by Mr..
George Alden, of Waterville was i'll Belfast on
Saturday for the purpose of buying horses for the
New York market The horses were exhibited in
front of the Belfast Livery company's stable, and
trotted up and down High street. Mr.. Bishop
bought six at an average Of about ST., anil ship
ped them to Watcrvillc in the afternoon. lie
bought one of Mr. NJ. X. Cooper of this city. the
others coming from ont Of town.
Standard time will soon be the legal time of the
State, by enactment of the Legislature at its recent
session. The city government at its next meeting
should pass order to put the city clock stand-
ard time on the day the law goes into clect. We
think it was 80 days after the adjournment of the
Legislature. Half an hour earlier by standard
time would give us nearly the same time as now,
so that We could keep the same hours as before
while doing away with the Inconvenience OF two
times.
WEDDING AT PooK's MILLS. The marriage Of
Mr.. V. X. Neal of China, Me-, and Mrs. Margaret
S. jackson took place ut Poors Mills at the resi-
dence OF her son, A. X. Jackson, Wednesday even
ing March 23l A large number of relatives were
| present Refreshments were served at s o'clock
Some of the gifts were for use, and others for or
nament Mrs. Neal is member of the Belfast l;ap-
fist church, and an efficient teacher in the Sunday
School at Poor's Mills, where she will be much
missed by her many friends.
| We have received another letter from GA mem
Der of Saywaru Lodge in reply to one from Mr..
Benz. Ames, but as it has became a mere personal
| controversy between two members of the Lodge,
both of whom, we trust, have the good OF the
order at heart, think they must realize that it
would not be profitable to continue il further
through the columns of the press. We will simply
say that the first letter published without
the knowledge of Mr. Rich, an,, that Nh Ames has
not visited written this Office to learn the identity
of "a Member" etc. The latter writer VIC know
to be a devoted friend Of the temperance cause,
and in what she has written we are sure She was
actuated by the best of motives.
We have before made mention OF the handsome
model steam tug made by Mr.. Frank Wiley Of this
city, but the receipt from futile, our skilfu Bel
fast photographer, cf fine picture Of The little
| craft suggests Il few lines additional. Mr. Wiley
utilized his spare time during the past two years
in building the steamer, which is five feet long,
| ore foot wide and five inches deep. The woods
used in her construction were pine Spanish cedar,
| mahogany, black walnut and rcd cedar. The boat
| Is complete i'll all its details and appointments.
The engine has IL by inch cylinder, and the
little steamer will make about three miles an hour
She will have trial trip in the harbor as soon as
the weather permits
| Mr.. Albert J. Condcn, now in the West Travelled
for Mr.. Geo. W. Burkett, dry goods dealer of this
city, during the past year and had built M Il large
jobbing trade. His territory included a circuit OF
f,,.t,- Pol I